LAWSON, Craig Stephen

Date of birth:  5 Apr 1968 – Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
Date of death: 27 Jan 2005 – Johnson County, Indiana

Franklin Daily Journal, January 29, 2005

FRANKLIN

Craig Stephen Lawson

Craig Stephen Lawson, 36, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, in Johnson County. He was a resident of Franklin.

He was born April 5, 1968, in Shelbyville. His parents are Harold and Ann (Staats) Lawson of Shelbyville. He married Colleen (Dobrota) Lawson on June 1, 1996. She survives. Other sur­vivors include two brothers, Aaron Lawson of Muncie and Brian Lawson of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three nieces; and one nephew.

He was a 1986 graduate of Shelby­ville High School and a 1990 grad­uate of Franklin College. He attended Indi­ana University School of Law in Indi­anapolis, graduating in 1993.

He was employed as the juvenile court magistrate for Johnson County courts. He was also a private practice attorney in Johnson County.

He was a member of the Johnson County Bar Association, Hillview Country Club in Franklin and Franklin Elks 1818 BPOE. He was president of Johnson County Community Correc­tions and a past president of the Franklin College Alumni Council.

A private memorial service will be conducted. Friends may call from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 N. Morton St. in Franklin.

Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin College Football Program, 101 Branigin Blvd., Franklin, IN 46131; or Johnson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 91, Bargersville, IN 46106.

Link to Craig Stephen Lawson’s grave

Submitted by Mark Wirey